Recruitment and consultancy freeze – exceptions approved – March 2012

1. During the month of March 2012, the following exceptions to the recruitment and consultancy freeze (above £20k) have been considered by the Chief Executive, in his capacity as Accounting Officer.

2. The details are shown below:

| Approval date | Ref: No. & directorate | Summary of application | Consultancy/ recruit | Decision | |---------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----------| | 6 March 2012 | 177 RPP | Asset management – PR13 efficiency review | Consultancy £40,200 | Approved | | 8 March 2012 | 178 Legal | Legal adviser – fixed term appointment to cover maternity leave | External recruitment | Approved | | 9 March 2012 | 174 EA | Updating of managers’ toolkit | Consultancy £7,898 (Total value of contract now £33,587) | Approved | | 26 March 2012 | 180 RME | Recruitment of Grade D Economist | External recruitment | Approved |

3. The Director of Corporate Services approved 2 applications for consultancy \<£20,000 (total value £3,000 excl. VAT).